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• The charts and tables in this presentation were prepared by Resources Safety from data submitted by mining operations throughout Western Australia as required by section 76 of the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994. Note that, apart from slides 8 and 12, exploration data are not included in the charts.

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Toolbox presentation –Safety performance in the

WA mineral industry 2010-11

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Definitions

• Lost time injury (LTI): Work injury that results in an absence from work for at least one full day or shift any time after the day or shift on which the injury occurred

• Serious injury: Work injury that results in the injured person being disabled for a period of two weeks or more

• Minor injury: Work injury that results in the injured person being disabled for a period of less than two weeks

• Disabling injury (DI): Work injury (not LTI) that results in injured person being unable to perform his or her ordinary occupation (regular job) any time after the day or shift on which the injury occurred, regardless of whether or not the person is rostered to work, and where alternative or light duties are performed or hours are restricted

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• Incidence rate: The number of lost time injuries per 1000 employees for a 12-month period

• Fatal injury incidence rate: The number of fatal injuries per 1000 employees for a 12-month period

• Lost time injury frequency rate: The number of lost time injuries per million hours worked

• Duration rate: The average number of workdays lost per injury• Injury index: The number of workdays lost per million hours worked• Serious injury frequency rate: The number of serious injuries per

million hours worked• Metalliferous mines: All mines other than coal mines are classed as

metalliferous mines• NOC: Not otherwise classified

Definitions cont.

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• Average workforce of 81,953 employees (an increase of 19% on previous year, when there were 68,778 employees)

• Three fatal accidents– one underground at a gold mine– one on the surface at an iron ore mine– one at the port facilities of an iron ore operation

• 417 lost time injuries (5 fewer than in 2009-10)• Overall LTI duration rate deteriorated by 11% (rising from 19.4

in 2009-10 to 21.6 in 2010-11)• Overall LTI frequency rate improved by 13% (falling from 3.1 to

2.7)• Overall injury index improved by 6% (falling from 61 in 2009-10

to 57 in 2010-11)

Mining statistics for 2010-11

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• 333 serious LTIs (7 fewer than in 2009-10)• Overall serious LTI frequency rate improved by 16% (falling

from 2.5 to 2.1)

• Iron ore sector LTI frequency rate improved by 13% (falling from 1.5 to 1.3)

• Bauxite and alumina sector LTI frequency rate improved significantly by 36% (falling from 4.4 to 2.8)

• Gold sector LTI frequency rate deteriorated significantly by 16% (rose from 3.1 to 3.6)

• Nickel sector LTI frequency rate remained unchanged at 3.2

Mining statistics for 2010-11 cont.

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• 818 disabling injuries (145 more than in 2009-10)• Overall DI frequency rate deteriorated by 4% (rose from 5.0 to

5.2)

Mining statistics for 2010-11 cont.

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• Average workforce of 3,340 employees (increase of 19% on previous year when there were 2,807)

• One exploration fatality• 46 LTIs (8 more than in 2009-10)• Overall LTI frequency rate remained unchanged at 6.7

Exploration statistics for 2010-11

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Fatal accidents 2010-11

• A rise miner at an underground gold mine was found deceased at the bottom of a newly excavated emergency escape rise. He had been installing fixed, permanent ladders in the escape rise.

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• A scaffolder working under the wharf at an iron ore port facility, dismantling a cantilevered section on the end of a scaffold structure, drowned when the section he was working on failed and collapsed, falling into the water beneath the wharf. His body was retrieved by Water Police divers.

Fatal accidents 2010-11 cont.

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• A fitter conducting work on the front suspension of a haul truck at an iron ore mine was fatally injured when there was a release of energy and he was struck be a component of the suspension strut.

Fatal accidents 2010-11 cont.

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Fatal accidents 2010-11 cont.

• An exploration geologist collapsed after spending a day collecting samples at an exploration site in the north of the State.

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Injuries by mineral mined during 2010-11

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Nature of injury

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Part of body injured

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Location of accident

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Type of accident

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Fatal injury incidence rate

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Comparison of injury index and compensation premium rate

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Lost time injury frequency rate by location

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Lost time injury frequency rate by severity